Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-07-31
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From o,,r regular correspondent. !

WASHINGTON, July %. l8S7-The
Washington friends of both Mr..
Blaine and Senator Sherman were
greatly surprised at the published
statement that the latter would be
willing to take second place on the
ticket with the former; but it is
useless to deny taa. the following of
the Maine Statesman view the
report with qualification, however
much they may doubt its correct
ness. On the other hand, the
Enthusiastically courageous course
of the Ohio Senator in submitting
his Presidential prospect to the de-
cision of the Republican party in
State convention assembled at To-
ledo, is generally commended as
wise, proper and patriotic. But if
the Republican National ticket
should by a happy chance, be
Blaine and Sherman, the party
might go further and fare worse,
for it is extremely doubtful, whether
stronger combination could be
presented, as it is well known, that
the Democrats stand in almost
mortal dread of these two great
Statesmen, who are probably the
most eminent of living Republican
leaders.
Presidentaud Mrs. Cleveland have
returned after pleasantly spending
their Summer holidays in travelling
on special complimentary cars and
steamers among the picturesque
scenery of Northern New York. 1
do not mention this to condemn the
President for accepting such courte-
sizes at the hands of corporations,
as did Democratic newspapers,
when Presidents, Grant, Hayes and
Arthur, were the recipients of SINH
lar favors, but merely to express
my personal good wishes for the
Presidential party on that occasion.
Recently there is sort of mania
of resignation among the clerks of
the different Departments-especi-
ally in the Treasury-and this sud-
den yearning for the quiet of private
life is attributed to dread of the
New Civil Service rules. 1t is held
by the Democrats that these rules
are SO framed and the questions
arranged SO as to prevent Partially
in the examination for promotion
but have good reasons to believe
that the true design is really to dis.
eliminate against Republicans and
in favor of the Democrats, because
the questions asked are few and
simple and nearly every clerk passes
without difficulty, yet it still lies
for the Chief, not of the Office Oh
division, it is true, but of the Elk
aiming Board to decide, who shall
be dismissed or promoted; and as
these Chiefs are generally of the
dominant party, the result in mos
cases, can easily be forecasted.
| There is much whispered gossip
about the resignation" of the
Chief Clerk of the Patent Office
and many think it grew out of the
Bacon defalcation. And it is my
opinion that they are right and
that the same affair will cause the
dismissal of other prominent Off
Gals.
Under the clever manipulation o
Gen. Black, the Pension office car
hardly be considered a model insti
tuition, as viewed from a civil ser
vice standpoint, for it appears tina
only Democrats can stand the ties
of examination, as not one Repub
lican has been given a position M
matter how excellent an examination
he passed, or how he ranked on thu
list of eligibles. There is clearl.
something wrong in the way tn,
Civil Service is worked il
this bureau, and an investigation
should be ordered as soon as prac
ticablc.
In over-hauling the White Hous
it has been discovered that the oil,
mansion contains decayed timbers
and feeling of uneaslpess has bee